HUNTS POST: PROMINENT ST IVES TRADER. Death of Mr "Dick" Culpin. Prominent St Ives grocer and former Town Councillor, Mr Albert "Dick" Culpin, 4 East St, passed away on Wednesday after a prolonged illness at the age of 70. A native of St Ives and fourth son of the late Mr E [sic] Culpin, blacksmith of the Quadrant, he did not follow his father's business but was apprenticed to the grocery trade with the late Mr J Johnson. Later he started to trade on his own account and successfully conducted the business for the past 40 years. At the request of many townspeople, Mr Culpin offered himself as a Ratepayers' Association Candidate for the Town Council Election of 1933, when controversy raged over the purchase of "Stanley House" as a town hall. He was elected and did invaluable work as Chairman of the Park Committee amongst other duties. On medical advice however, he did not contest the 1938 election. Mr Culpin was the Hon. Sec. for the Addenbrooke's Hospital Scheme at St Ives for several years and as a younger man was in the forefront of any effort for the Hunts and Cambridge Hospitals. Many will remember the popular "6d Pops" which the late Mr Dick Turner ran when Mayor and in which Mr Culpin took such a big lead. He was a prominent Odd Fellow and a former trustee of the St Ives Lodge. He was married to Miss Florence Measures at St Ives Parish Church in 1898, and is survived by his widow and three daughters. As a churchman, few worked harder than he for the Restoration of the church after one of our own aeroplanes crashed into the steeple in 1918, a disaster which meant the raising of some thousands of pounds in addition to the Government grant. During the 1914-18 war he served with the L.D.V. and as far as health would permit did service during the World War II as a member of the Observer Corps. He loved all forms of sport, especially football. He was a Town Club player as a young man.

HUNTS POST: Interesting wedding. On Tuesday morning a large number of people were attracted to the parish church to witness the Marriage of Mr Albert Culpin, fourth son of Mr and Mrs M Culpin, and Miss Florence J. Measures, second daughter of Mr T Measures, the party being old St Ivians and known to most of the inhabitants of the town. The vicar (Rev. S J M Price) performed the ceremony. The bride was neatly attired in a grey dress and white hat, and was given away by her father. There were two bridesmaids, Miss Maggie Culpin (sister to the bride groom) and Maudie Barrett (niece to the bride), the former being attired in grey and the latter in white. Mr Arthur Culpin acted as best man. Mr and Mrs Culpin left by the midday train for Yarmouth, receiving a hearty ?send off".

Newspaper Report - HUNTS POST: Interesting wedding. On Tuesday morning a large number of people were attracted to the parish church to witness the Marriage of Mr Albert Culpin, fourth son of Mr and Mrs M Culpin, and Miss Florence J. Measures, second daughter of Mr T Measures, the party being old St Ivians and known to most of the inhabitants of the town. The vicar (Rev. S J M Price) performed the ceremony. The bride was neatly attired in a grey dress and white hat, and was given away by her father. There were two bridesmaids, Miss Maggie Culpin (sister to the bride groom) and Maudie Barrett (niece to the bride), the former being attired in grey and the latter in white. Mr Arthur Culpin acted as best man. Mr and Mrs Culpin left by the midday train for Yarmouth, receiving a hearty ?send off". - 19 May 1898 - St Ives, Hunts